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The second gathering of Mutant Sousaphones, Gothic Baritones, Tap Dancing Trombones and all sorts of other "Street Brass Band" blowers (also featuring drums, gongs, and many other misc. musicians and performers) will be happening in Seattle the weekend of April 10th -12th in various locations. Last year was a real blast and this year looks to be even bigger and better. There will be bands from the East Coast, Midwest, and all up and down the West Coast (including Canada.)

More information can be found at http://honkfestwest.com/index.html Lots of different styles of music will be heard, but it is not a "stuffy or formal" kind of event. (The event is similar to the HonkFest held in the Boston area in recent Octobers - many of the same groups will be there.)

A updated line-up has been posted:
March Fourth Marching Band (Portland, OR)
Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (Palo Alto, CA)
Seattle Seahawks Blue Thunder Drumline (Seattle, WA)
Loyd Family Players (Oakland, CA)
Environmental Encroachment (Chicago, IL)
Garfield High School Spring Drumline (Seattle, WA)
Orkestar Zirconioum (Seattle, WA)
Seattle Sounders FC Sound Wave Band (Seattle, WA)
Yellow Hat Band (Seattle, WA)
Vamola! (Seattle, WA)
Titanium Sporkestra (Seattle, WA)
Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band (Somerville, MA)
Samba Ja (Eugene, OR)
Hubbub Club (Sebastapol, CA)
Emperor Norton Stationary Marching (Sommerville, MA)
Carnival Band (Vancouver, BC)
BeatCrunchers (Eugene, OR)
Olympian Free Radicals (Olympia, WA)

WHAT: Honk! Fest West 2009
WHEN: April 10 – 12, 2009
WHERE: Venues and streets of Ballard and Georgetown, Seattle WA
DESCRIPTION: Honk!Fest West, a Vera Sponsored Project, returns to Seattle this year April 10 -12. HonkFest West, the northwest counterpart to the 3 day brass band festival founded in Somerville, MA, is a celebration of the music of street bands from around the world. This year we are expecting 18 bands from around the continent to join us in the festivities, including Stanford University’s acclaimed scatter band. Honkfest West begins Friday, April 10th in Ballard, continuing to the streets of Fremont Saturday afternoon, venues in Georgetown Saturday evening, and culminating in an all-band line up at The Vera Project. Sunday will also feature our Brass Brunch in the beautiful Gas Works Park.
The event will also feature workshops with TBA.
A full list of bands, ticket, and venue information can be found at http://honkfestwest.com.

Thanks for the tip - I don't know if a group like SF Renegades would fit in with the budget (very tiny) or the general performance image of this kind of festival.

This:
vs. However, I am not the "You Folks" who would make that decision... How does SFR do at playing in dive bars?

There is a bit more info on upcoming public performances on the http://honkfestwest.com site.

There also will be a "Pick-Up Band" rehearsal on Saturday afternoon and performance on Sunday afternoon. If you want more info about this, please send me a PM before Thursday morning. Low Brass players are especially encouraged to attend and perform - it should be fun, rain or shine!